Asus Silent Square CPU Cooler Review

Asus continues their CPU cooler product series with this high end, 5 heat pipe compact tower cooler, a blue LED fan gives it *bling* and with a rating of up to 130W we find out if it gives you *bang* for the buck.

Introduction, Specifications and Up Close

Asus is known throughout the hardware community for their excellent range of motherboards and VGA cards, but today we take a closer look at another product line they are pursuing, CPU Coolers; the Silent Square (or S²) is a high end copper/alu/heat pipe construction with 92mm colored LED Fan.

Specifications:

Compatibility:

AMD: Athlon64/64+ Socket754/940/939

Intel: S478/LGA775 sockets

In the box: A small tube of thermal paste, a detailed installation manual and mounting gear

The Silent Square has no less than 5 copper heat pipes which are joined in a copper base, the heat is dissipated to a collection of thin aluminum fins which sit at each side of the fan. The S² only uses a 92mm fan, this helps to reduce the overall size of the tower heatsink and prevents possible incompatibility issues.